Jared Hasselhoff
Jared Hennegan (born August 5, 1971), better known by the stage name "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff, is an American musician and television personality best known for being the bassist of the rock band Bloodhound Gang. Since 2006, he has lived and worked primarily in Germany.
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- Name
- Jared Hasselhoff
- Birth Name
- Jared Hennegan
- Born
- 5 August 1971
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Occupation
- Musician, actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- alternative rock
- Education
- Temple University · Souderton Area High School
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Jared Hennegan (born August 5, 1971), better known by the stage name "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff, is an American musician and television personality best known for being the bassist of the rock band Bloodhound Gang. Since 2006, he has lived and worked primarily in Germany.
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Key facts
• Name — Jared Hasselhoff • Birth Name — Jared Hennegan • Born — 5 August 1971 • Birthplace — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. • Occupation — Musician, actor • Alias — Evil Jared • Instrument — Bass • Years Active — 1994–present • Genre — * Alternative rock • comedy rock • rap rock • Current Member Of — Bloodhound Gang
Early life
Early life
Hasselhoff was born Jared Hennegan in Philadelphia and raised in Woxall, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Souderton Area High School. He helped establish Woxfest, a rock festival in his hometown. He attended Temple University, where he met future Bloodhound Gang member Jimmy Pop. At various times, Hasselhoff has claimed to be the illegitimate son or tennis partner of Knight Rider actor David Hasselhoff, although neither of these appear to be the case.
Bloodhound Gang
Bloodhound Gang
• Illustration — Hasselhoff on stage with the Bloodhound Gang, 2007 As a member of the musical group Bloodhound Gang, Hasselhoff is an Echo award winner and was twice honored with the prestigious Comet award.
Other projects
Other projects
In 2007, Hasselhoff played bass for the German crunk artist Tony Damager's song "Totalschaden". He also played bass in the video clip, along with Sido on drums and B-Tight on the guitar. Hasselhoff participated in the Wok championship 2010 ("Wok-WM 2010") in Oberhof on March 19, 2010. He also participated in the Wok-WM 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2022. Hasselhoff guest-starred as himself in two episodes of the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe, which aired in June 2008 on German television channel Das Erste. On March 30, 2012, Hasselhoff defeated two-time Olympic discus medalist Lars Riedel via a fourth-round KO to become the German celeb-boxing heavyweight champion. Hasselhoff currently has a recurring role as himself in the ProSieben game shows Duell um die Welt, Die beste Show der Welt and Joko & Klaas gegen Prosieben. Hasselhoff is the host of the alternative science magazine Evil Science which airs on the German ProSieben Maxx network. In 2023, Hasselhoff appeared on the German survival show Arctic Warrior, where he teamed up with Hauke Kuehl, another participant, to survive five days in Finland, while walking through arctic zones of Lapland. Both then went on to win the show. In December 2024, Hasselhoff took part in a special professional wrestling-themed episode of TV total. Hasselhoff trained and competed alongside full-time German professional wrestler Toni Harting as a tag team for the episode.
Personal life
Personal life
In 2006, Hasselhoff moved to Berlin, Germany. He originally planned to stay in Germany for just a few months. Over time, however, he extended his stay and spent more and more time in the country. One reason for this move was his mother's enthusiasm for Germany, where she worked as a German teacher in Kassel and Bonn. Hasselhoff also found the longer opening hours of the bars in Germany particularly appealing compared to the USA. Hasselhoff has obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), and has asked for his requested Skittles to be separated by color on at least one rider while on tour. According to his episode of MTV Cribs, he also suffers from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In 2013, Ukraine banned Hasselhoff from entering the country for five years after he allegedly urinated on the Ukrainian flag at a concert in Kyiv. A few days later, the band was due to perform at Russia's Kubana Festival on the Black Sea coast, but the gig did not go ahead due to another concert stunt in which he stuffed the Russian flag into his underpants. Instead, they were questioned by police and were ordered to leave Russia.
Filmography
Filmography
• Year — Title — Role • 2003–2005 — Viva La Bam — Evil Jared • 2005 — White Men Can't Rap — Phoenix • 2005 — A Halfway House Christmas — Santa • 2005 — TV total — Musical Guest • 2005 — Video On Trial — Himself • 2005 — Cribs — Jared Hasselhoff • 2006 — Howard Stern on Demand — Evil Jared • 2006 — The Dudesons Movie — Evil Jared • 2007 — Die Niels Ruf Show — Musical Guest • 2008 — Verbotene Liebe — Evil Jared • 2008 — Street Customs Berlin — Evil Jared • 2008 — Minghags: The Movie — Paramedic • 2012 — Promi Boxing — The Bloodhound Butcher • 2013–2016 — Circus Halligalli — Evil Jared • 2015 — Kartoffelsalat — Nauseous Zombie #1 • 2015 — Mein bester Feind — Bartender • 2015 — Bülents große Überasschungsshow — Evil Jared • 2015 — Duell um die Welt — Quizmaster • 2016 — Mein bester Feind — Well Greased Guy • 2016 — Evil Science — Host • 2017 — Die beste Show der Welt — Tag Team Champion • 2023 — Arctic Warrior — Evil Jared • 2025 — The Masked Singer Germany — The Dude
Identity
Identity
Jared Hasselhoff is recorded as a citizen of United States. Classed in the genre alternative rock. Recorded with the occupation musician.

Evil Jared Hasselhoff during The Ultimate HYPE at Rudolf Weber Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany on 2025-10-04,
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Evil Jared Hasselhoff during The Ultimate HYPE at Rudolf Weber Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany on 2025-10-04,
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Jared Hasselhoff was born on 5 August 1971.
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